Just because there are security holes in other platforms, doesnt mean  
we need to replicate then within the Flash Player.

(btw, a DoS attack is not the reason for crosssdomain file, see my  
earlier email).

mike chambers


On Jan 31, 2006, at 9:39 AM, Bob Ippolito wrote:

> Easily done with HTTP requests via JavaScript, but nobody does..
>
> while (true) {
>       (new Image()).src = 'http://example.com/' + (new Date()).getTime();
> }
>
> I've never found any good reason for crossdomain.xml.  It seems to be
> a half-assed solution for a problem that wouldn't have existed in the
> first place.  Even if building a compatible player, I don't see any
> reason to bother with it...  it doesn't break any content that
> currently works.


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